Wano Country.
On a wide river between Udon and the Flower Capital, five sailing ships traveled in an orderly line toward the Flower Capital.
Cherry blossom trees had been planted along both banks of the river.
Their branches swayed gently in the breeze, while pink petals danced on the wind and drifted down into the river.
On the foremost sailing ship, Sephiroth sat cross-legged at the bow, arms folded as he gazed at the towering Mount Fuji in the distance.
Far away, the outline of the Flower Capital was faintly visible.
Present-day Wano Country was merely a nation formed by land reclamation halfway up Mount Fuji. The Wano Country of eight hundred years ago, however, lay beneath the water at the foot of Mount Fuji, submerged in freshwater all this time, with Pluton hidden below as well...
Eight hundred years ago, in order to close its borders, Wano Country had erected a rock wall thousands of meters high, sealing off the entire nation.
For some reason, too much rainwater had accumulated within it and could not be drained away, eventually forming a freshwater lake inside the towering walls.
That was the inland sea of present-day Wano Country, above the waterfall walls.
Within present-day Wano Country, the Flower Capital was the most prosperous area in the entire nation. Its climate was warm like spring all year round, flowers bloomed everywhere, cherry trees filled the land, and the Shogun's Palace had been established there as well.
It was the capital of the country because it was where Shogun Kurozumi Orochi lived.
Thus, it had not suffered the slightest pollution from the Arsenal. Surrounded by mountains, the Flower Capital had exceptionally fresh air, entirely free of the factory fumes and black smoke found elsewhere. It even possessed the air of a paradise beyond